Changing With The Times By Frank Giles|May 1, 2010 Hastings has been a center of agriculture in St. Johns County for more than a century. The farming […]Read More
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Text Messaging, Twitter Are New Options For Potato Disease Hotlines By Growing Produce Staff|April 28, 2010 Syngenta Crop Protection is partnering with five universities located in key potato growing regions to bring blight hotlines […]
NPC Report: Confusion, Not Clarity On Drift By John Keeling|April 1, 2010 For at least a decade EPA has struggled with the idea that they needed to do more to […]
Industry Looks To Increase Long-Term Demand For Potatoes By Growing Produce Staff|March 24, 2010 United States Potato Board (USPB) President and CEO Tim O’Connor addressed the Board Members and industry members who […]
NPC Elects A New President By Growing Produce Staff|March 11, 2010 Roger Mix of Center, CO, was recently elected at the National Potato Council’s (NPC) annual meeting to serve […]
Promoting Potatoes By Laura Drotleff|March 9, 2010 Specialty potato growers are people who eat and enjoy good food, and that includes the food they grow. […]
Researchers Are Testing Disease-Resistant Potato Breeding Lines By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2010 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are testing five new potato breeding lines with the hope of opening the […]
Europe Approves First GM Potato By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2010 The European Commission announced Tuesday it would authorize the cultivation of a biotech potato, as well as the […]
New President For The National Potato Council By Growing Produce Staff|February 11, 2010 At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2010 Annual Meeting, Roger Mix of Center, CO, was elected to lead […]
Bringing New Potato Varieties To The Industry By Phil Nolte|February 10, 2010 I just came from the huge National Potato Council Potato Expo in Orlando, FL. While the main topic of […]
Nasty Nematodes Posted by Christina Herrick|February 1, 2010 Nematodes can create big problems for Florida potato growers, particularly the root-knot, sting, and stubby-root. These nematodes can […]
United State Potato Board Programs Maximize Grower Returns By Growing Produce Staff|December 17, 2009 During Fiscal Years 2005-2009, the United States Potato Board (USPB) programs delivered results to all growers, for all […]
Potato Production Up In Idaho, Down In New York By Growing Produce Staff|November 23, 2009 In Idaho, potato production is up 12% from 2008 Idaho’s potato production, according to the National Agricultural Statistics […]
U.S. Fresh and Seed Potatoes Gain Increased Access To Thailand By Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2009 On August 10, 2009, USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the Plant Protection Research and Development […]
A New Bacteria May Cause Zebra Chip By Growing Produce Staff|October 15, 2009 A new species of Candidatus Liberibacter bacteria may be causing zebra chip disease in potatoes. Named zebra chip (ZC) […]
Potato Board Launches “Quick & Healthy” Campaign By Growing Produce Staff|October 15, 2009 The United States Potato Board has launched a campaign that revolves around a new collection of Quick & […]
Potato Pest Control By Gerald M. Ghidiu|October 1, 2009 During the past several years, many new insecticides have been labeled for use on white potatoes that have […]
The Passing Of Carroll Haines of Haines Equipment Posted by Christina Herrick|September 30, 2009 Carroll Lincoln Haines, 77, of Haines Equipment died Sept. 4 in Presque Isle, ME. He was the son […]
Another Record for U.S. Potato Exports By Growing Produce Staff|September 22, 2009 U.S. potato and potato product exports reached a record $1.2 billion for the July 2008 to June 2009 […]
ARS Scientists Help Sequence Genome of Potato Late Blight Pathogen Posted by Christina Herrick|September 9, 2009 The complete genome of the pathogen that caused the infamous Irish potato famine and the recent loss of […]
